Heinz Bean Muffins

Born of a leftover half can of baked beans in tomato sauce staring out from the fridge, combined with an ongoing search for a bit of variety in the vegetarian lunchbox, these baked bean muffins tick a lot of boxes.

These dinky muffins deliver taste and nutrition in bucketloads while being very lunch-boxable. I judge this in muffin terms by how well they stay together and how well they peel off from the paper muffin cases – high marks on both counts. Just make sure to leave them to cool before trying to separate from paper cases.

Going back to my now tried and tested baking base of beans and nuts, this recipe combines baked beans, cashew nuts and eggs as the muffin base, with lots of smokey, salady, mediterranean flavours added in.

The recipe is just begging for bacon or smoked salmon for a non-vegetarian option, but this version was gobbled up by all.

As this is a leftovers recipe, it uses half a tin of beans, but could easily be doubled if making from scratch using a full tin of beans.

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Hi, I'm Linda,
Inside I'm a minimalist, zero waste hybrid. Outside, I'm fighting a constant war on our household waste and trying to buy less while fighting to stay sane.
I love making things and write about that here.
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